Colorado Symphony Chief Artistic Officer talked with CBS4 after Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced the Performing Arts Complex and Red Rocks are now open to outdoor shows once again. “There’s such pent-up demand among our community,” said Pierce. "I am so excited about all of our futures. The arts complex’s future, the symphony’s future,” Pierce told CBS4’s Dillon Thomas. “We have shows up at Red Rocks, we are going to be in the galleria this summer. We are just thrilled to be back. There is such a new energy about the place.”

The Grants for the Arts Project is helping over 1,100 artistic groups across the country and the latest recipient is the Colorado Symphony. The funds are projected to help establish a residency for composer Omar Thomas, expand the L.E.V. Youth Concert series, implement a summer teacher fellowship, and increase the number of musical mentorship opportunities provided in local high schools.

Live music is coming back to the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The Colorado Symphony announced 11 open-air, outdoor chamber music concerts under the glass in the Denver Performing Arts Complex Galleria. The Chamber Music Series will be held with small ensembles of Colorado Symphony musicians performing classical repertoire in a physically distanced setting. Tickets for the 11 concerts will be sold as physically distanced tables of two or four people, with no combining of tables permitted. Tickets will on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 30, at ColoradoSymphony.org.

This week, the Colorado Symphony announced the music of John Williams at Red Rocks. As a score writer — Williams is most widely recognized for his music in classic films. Accompanied by resident conductor Christopher Dragon — the Colorado Symphony will feature selections from Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Superman, Harry Potter and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on Sunday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 25 at 7 p.m.

Colorado Symphony’s full ensemble will hold its first live performances of 2021 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The orchestra will hold two limited-capacity performances of "The Music of John Williams" on Sunday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 25 at the Colorado amphitheater. Conducted by Colorado Symphony Resident Conductor Christopher Dragon, the performances will feature selections from "Star Wars," "Jurassic Park," "Indiana Jones," "Superman," "Harry Potter," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and more.